Coupon collection and receipt book.



N0. 704,856. v v Patented .luly l5, 1902. W. S. CAPPELL-El. C. S.PATTESCN.

CUUPON COLLECTION AND RECEIPT BOOK.

(Application med July 29, 1901.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM s. GAPPELLER, or MANsEIELnoHIo, AND CHARLES s. PATTEsoN,

- or NEW Yoan, N.' Y.

`COUPON COLLECTIONAND RECEIPT BOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N/o. 704,856, dated July15, 1902. Application led July 29, 19.01. Serial No. 70,171. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that we, WILLIAM S. CAPPEL- LER, a resident of Mansfield, inthe county of Richland and State of Ohio, and CHARLES S. PATTESON, aresident of New York, in the county of NewYork and State of New York,citizens of the United States, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Coupon Collection and Receipt Books; and we herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe saine, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part ofthis specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.l

The objects of our invention are, first, to provide a coupon collectionand receipt book that will save time and labor in making out and givingreceipts; second, to provide a means of keeping a record of the date ofthe beginning (including Y the day, month, and year) of a subscriptionor the patronage ofa customer, in conjunction with a blank space uponwhich any instruction or data can be printed-4I. e., placeY and methodof delivery, amount due prior to the issue of the coupon-book, and datesof payment on account-and the name and number designating suchsubscriber or customer; third, to construct a coupon collection andreceipt book that will obviatethe necessity of making out a new receiptfor a different amount, period of time, and date when payment is notmade when due; fourth, to devise a coupon collection and receipt bookthat will obviate the necessity of writing, printing, or otherwiseplacing on each separate receipt the name of a customer or subscriber.

The invention therefore consists in 'a collection coupon and receiptbook constructed substantially as shown in the drawings Land hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

Figure l of the drawings is a perspective View of the book constructedirl-accordance with our invention, showing the book open. Fig. 2 is atop view showing'the face of the front cover. Fig. 3 is a top view ofthe third page or inside face of back cover.

Similar letters refer to similar parts thro ugh out the several views.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the second page of thecover,which may be made of cardboard or any suitable material adapted tothe purpose and'of any suit-- able length or Width. On the left side ofthe second page of the covera vertical column of figures B, beginningwith the figure 1 and ending with the figure 3l, is printed or otherwiseplaced thereon to designate the day of the month. At the top of thesecond page of the cover, transversely therewith, the months of the yearC are printed or otherwise placed thereon. The right side D of thesecond page of the cover is reserved for recording the year or years. Bythis arrangement the beginning of a subscription or the patronage of acustomer can be recorded by punching or marking the day, month, and yearin each respective column. At the top of the first and second pages ofthe cover a number E or other mark of identification is printed orotherwise placed thereon adjacent to the transverse column C, thepurpose of which is to-represent the name of the person for whom thereceipt-book isissued. Two blank lines F F are printed upon the irstpage of the cover upon whichA the name of l the subscriber or customeris written in the blank space. On the iirst page of the cover G, (ontlined by the letters XXXX,) under the name of the customer or subscriber,any in-r struction or data can be inserted, as shown in the drawings,that shown being especially applicable to newspaper-carriers.

A leaf or series of leaves H and the cover A are bound together by Wirestaples, stitching, or any other well-known manner found v preferable.Said leaf or series of leaves are perforated transversely along lines,as shown by reference-letter J, the spaces between said lines ofperforations being reserved for receipt K. 'The form or kind of receiptit is desiredy to use can be varied by decreasing or increasing thespace between the lines of perforations. The central portion'K of thereceipt K contains the subject-'matter of the receipt. y On the leftside' o'f'each receipta number or mark L, corresponding with number ormark given to the customer or-subscriber for whom the book is issued, isprinted or other- Wise placed thereon. If it corresponds with the numberon the cover ofthe book, the name of the customer or subscriber to whomthe re- IOO ceipt was issued can be ascertained by reference to the namewritten on the blank lines F -F. On the right side M of each receipt theday,month, and year of the issuance of said receipt is printed. Eachcoupon is similar in form and substance, except as to dates, no

-tWo of which are alike, the date of the preceding coupon varyingaccording to the time set for collections to be made. The earliest dateis printed on the free end of the leaf or leaves containing a series ofcoupon-receipts, and these coupon-receipts are detached from thepreceding coupon in their chronological order. It is apparent that acoupon collection and receipt book, as described, can be made to coverany period of time by increasing the length of the leaf or adding to theseries of leaves comprising the coupon-receipts.

On the third and fourth pages of the cover any advertising matter(directions for collectors, &c.,) can be printed to suit thercquirements ot' the trade for which the book is manufactured. On thefirst page of the cover of the book the number and name of the customeror subscriber, the name of the person, firm, or corporation for Whom thelbooks are made, and on the inside of the back cover the instructions tocarrier, directions for collection, or other data is printed.

The method of using the coupon collection and receipt book describedabove is as follows: A complete book covering the period of time and thedates upon which collections are to be made is assigned to each customeror subscriber. The name of such subscriber or customer is Written on theblank lines F F, the number on the cover of said book, and thecorresponding number ou the coupon-receipt designates the name of eachcustomer or subscriber, and instead of Writing the name of each customeror subscriber on each coupon-receipt he is identified by means of anumber or mark. The book is then given to the collector on the date setfor collection,

and When payment is made a coupon is de-` tached and given to thecustomer or subscriber. The date on the succeeding coupon shows the datefor the next collection. The

book is then taken to the office and the amount collected is credited.If the amount due on the date set for collection is not collected onsaid date, but is collected on the next or any other collection-day, oneor more of the coupon-receipts is detached, according to the amount thendue.

We do not limit ourselves to the exact construction described, as itisobvious that modications can 'be made Without deviating from theprinciple herein involved.

What We claim as our invention, and desire to secure by' Letters Patent,is

A coupon collection and receipt book comprising covers, the outside faceof the front cover provided With a designating-numeral, spaces for thereception of a name and place of residence, instructions as to theplaceof delivery of an article, and the name and address of the party withWhom the account is opened, the inside face of the front cover providedWith data indicating the date on Which the account Was opened, adesignating-numeral corresponding with the one on the outside face ofthe front cover, and appropriately-designated spaces for the entry ofany amounts due prior to the issue of the book and for the entry ofamounts paid on account of prior amounts due, the inside face of theback cover containing instructions to carriers, and a plurality ofleaves bound with the covers, the leaves wholly consisting of a seriesof detachable coupons, each coupon bearing a date, a designating-numeralcorresponding to the other designating-numerals heretofore mentioned,and a receipt signifying the amount paid, the article for which it waspaid and the length of time during which the article paid for Will bedelivered, the date on the coupon corresponding with' the date on whichthe subscription for the article ends, the coupons arranged inconsecutive order from the bottom to the top of the leaf, each couponbeing detachably secured to the one adjacent thereto and above it.

Signed by us at Mansfield, county of Richland, and State of Ohio, this16th day of July, 1901.

WILLIAM S. CAPPELLER. CHARLES S. PATTESON. Vitnesses:

JOHN H. Goss, EDITH CLINE.

